this kind of thing is why I don't understand why people support the crazed killing in the name of religion crowd. If you're a Pakistani, Afghani, or Libyan, why isn't there a general consensus to stop supporting these people? We have our share of religious crazies here too, but for the most part, they're relegated to silly protests. How do they get that much power in their communities? (I know they have weapons, but still, without a large amount of support I can't see them lasting very long)

The sad thing about this is that as soon as something happens to Kim Kardashian or Lilo dies or Madonna gets into a disfiguring car wreck, this girl is going to get absolutely no attention from the hoards of Facebook crusaders that are all atwitter about this event.

Remember this one?

Vaguely, maybe. Yeah didn't Saddam kill her or sumpin?

Wait what!

All the Taliban has to do is wait for attention to be drawn away by whatever shiny thing is next, and they can murder her in complete obscurity, and no one will give a damn.

ModernPrimitive01:this kind of thing is why I don't understand why people support the crazed killing in the name of religion crowd. If you're a Pakistani, Afghani, or Libyan, why isn't there a general consensus to stop supporting these people? We have our share of religious crazies here too, but for the most part, they're relegated to silly protests. How do they get that much power in their communities? (I know they have weapons, but still, without a large amount of support I can't see them lasting very long)

the reason they don't have power here is because we have a stable and powerful police force and rule of law. without this stability, the crazies are usually the ones in power because they're the most likely to use force.

people don't end up supporting them so much as they realize that the crazies have dominated the area, and that you have to do what you're told because they have guns and will kill your children for looking at them the wrong way.

ModernPrimitive01:this kind of thing is why I don't understand why people support the crazed killing in the name of religion crowd. If you're a Pakistani, Afghani, or Libyan, why isn't there a general consensus to stop supporting these people? We have our share of religious crazies here too, but for the most part, they're relegated to silly protests. How do they get that much power in their communities? (I know they have weapons, but still, without a large amount of support I can't see them lasting very long)

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McVeigh was more anti Fed than christian fundie.Koresh, yes a fundie, but he ended up being responsible for killing his own cult.Is the bottom guy Manson? Isn't he more just straight crazy then a "fundamentalist"?

Seems to me a couple of public news announcements stating "Malala has been moved to such and such hospital in this nearly abandoned wing..." along with a few SAS guys, you know, just hanging out at said hospital might solve quite a few problems.

Kind of like sending "You've won SUPERBOWL tickets!" to wanted felons and arresting them when they inevitably show up to pick them up....

Mentalpatient87:No, actually any kind of fundamentalist is an asshole and worsens humanity. Some are just less murderous than others.

The only reason our fundies aren't as murderous is because they don't have the government support that the Muslim ones do. If the average Freeper could get away with a casual lynching or bombing a few abortion clinics without ending up in prison, you bet your ass they would.

Hate is hate, and if your religion gives you an excuse to inflict that hate on others AND you don't have to suffer consequences for it...